One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain sustainable optimal health for the ecosystem*. It is a cultural and behavioral concept with socioeconomic elements and impact.

*a biological community of living organisms (humans, animals, plants, and microbes) and their physical environment interacting as a system

One Health Researcher Awarded NIH Grant

Originally published September 23, 2015 by the Texas A&M
Dwight Look College of Engineering.

Dr. Arum Han, associate professor in the Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University,
received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to
develop brain-on-a-chip for drug development against neurological
disorders.

Organs-on-chips are microfluidic cellular systems that can
accurately mimic the functions and responses of physiological
systems of animals and humans. These miniature tissues and organs,
also called microphysiological systems, are expected to hae a huge
impact in broad ranges of applications as they can overcome the
limitations of currently used biological assays and animal
models. Having the capability to better predict human
physiological responses without having to use animal or human
models can lead to better understanding of disease mechanisms and
accelerate drug development and toxicity screening.